Spencer resigns from SLDC, cites 'barriers to transparency' - FOX 2
Oct 28, 2024 · Spencer’s letter to the board secretary points to her concerns about oversight of SLDC, noting that “recent events, however, have destroyed my confidence in SLDC as well as community trust that...
Cara Spencer resigns SLDC Board citing 'barriers to transparency ...
Oct 29, 2024 · Alderwoman Cara Spencer, who is challenging Mayor Tishaura Jones in the upcoming spring election, sent her resignation letter to the mayor, Board of Aldermen President Megan Green, and her...
Cara Spencer steps down from SLDC, citing ‘barriers to transparency’
Spencer’s letter to the board secretary points to her concerns about oversight of SLDC, noting that “recent events, however, have destroyed my confidence in SLDC as well as community trust that this organization is properly managed or is serving the best interests of the city.”
St. Louis cancels $1.7M in North Side grants - STLtoday.com
Dec 19, 2024 · The letters sent Wednesday appeared to be the first time SLDC formally rejected applicants after their awards had been announced. The letters were brief, mostly citing technical problems with...
SLDC pivots on some grants in embattled North City program
Dec 19, 2024 · St. Louis Development Corp. sent letters to six grant applicants, telling them that although they were previously approved for some $1.7 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds, they ...
St. Louis comptroller: SLDC must explain grant awards - STLtoday.com
Oct 9, 2024 · LOUIS — Comptroller Darlene Green is asking the St. Louis Development Corp. to explain how it chose the 22 largest winners under a north St. Louis grant initiative, as she and others continue...
St. Louis comptroller asking SLDC for transparency in ARPA funds
Sep 14, 2024 · Comptroller Darlene Green mailed a letter to Neal Richardson, the SLDC CEO and President. According to a release, Green has expressed worries surrounding the funding process within the...
Sen. Eric Schmitt blasts troubled St. Louis grants program
Oct 25, 2024 · In a letter sent to two federal officials Thursday, Sen. Eric Schmitt pointed to Post-Dispatch reports about a grant program championed by St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones to help revive...
St. Louis mayor, comptroller face off over North Side grants
Sep 27, 2024 · Their appearances come days after representatives of the St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) admitted the selection process was flawed, that mistakes were made and promised more transparency over the program intended to boost reinvestment in North St. Louis.
SLDC halts distribution of north St. Louis business grants pending ...
Sep 24, 2024 · The head of St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) acknowledged Tuesday that the agency's staff was mistaken in not internally verifying grant awards given with federal money and said all...